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Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

B8-Express train leaving Harrington at $50
a. m. and arriving at $40 p m runs through
solid to and from Baltimore, Uid Porter's and
Newark
The II 20 D. m. train also stops at Laurefto leave
passengers from Wilmington or points North.
NOTh-bOuRd trains leave Delmar LBS a. m, daily,
Dover BIG a. IN. regularly; arriving at Whining
ton 435 a. m, Baltimore 645 a. m, and Philadel-
phia $50 a. m.
The 155 a. m. train also stops at Seaford,
Harrington, Clayton and MiddletOwn to leave
passengers from points South of Delmar, or take
Ne1O Castle Accommodation IFGtns-Leave Will
mingtOn 90 q. IN. and $50 y. m. Leave New Castle
GAO a. m. and 1856 p. m.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND Il VIRGINIA r. R.
Leave Harrington for Lewes 1l.05 a. m. and
$50 p. m. For Franklin and way stations IL .05
a. m. Returning train leaves Lewes for HarTing-
ton 8.35 a. m, and 225 p. m Leave Franklin
$50 a. m.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT R. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations GAG a. IN. and 744
p. m, week days.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leave Clayton
for oxford and way stations 1908 a. m. and o.
D. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD r. R.-Leave Seaford for
Cambridge and intermediate stations 1l.5O a. m.
weekdays.
CONNECTIONs.-AtPo Porter. with Newark ~ Della
ware City Railroad. At Townsend with Queer
| Anne's Kent Railroad. AtClaytOn, with Delaware
| q chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore & Delaware
/ Bay Railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland & Virginia Railroad. AtSeafOrd, with
/ Cambridge & Seaford Railroad. At Delmar, with
/ New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, WicOmicO 6
| POcOmOke, and Peninsula Railroad.
CHAs. E. PUGH. General Manager.
| J. R. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
AleOrn A. 4 NJ. College.
[Vioksburg Post.l

Rev S. A. Cowan, of Wesley ohapcI
NJ. L. church, who preached Thanks
giving sermon for the students Of Al.
corn A. & NJ College, gives the follow.
ing encouraging report Of the school;
During the Fall 1863 students have
been enrolled the President has the
students under the best discipline and
all seem to be doing well.
The farm proves beneficial in more
than one way. The young men are
taught to farm intelligently, and be-
sides assist in furnishing good board
cheaply. The corn crop yielded this
year 1900 bushels fodder saved 2000
pounds sweet potatoes, 200 bushels
last year il was $50 bushels Of sweet
potatoes hay, very large crop; peas,
100 bushels turnips and all vegeta-
bles are raised in abundance.
Last year 5000 pounds of meat were
killed, but the cholera last Spring
killed many Of the hogs. There are
AZ head Of cattle, head of mules IL
sheep and other stock may be seen.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
A Jail Horror.

Chicago, Nov 27-A special from
Glendiye, NJ. T., says: Early yester-
day morning three Sioux Indians,
named l'inger-Nail, Sitting-in-iront
and Pete Matthews, confined in the
county jail here for horse-stealing,
made an attack on two white prison
ers. Their weapons were table-knives
a pair of scissors and common chairs
with which the Jail was supplied.
After innicting mortal wounds on
the white prisoners, Finger-Nail and
Sitting-in-Front hanged themselves in
their cells with their bunk straps.
They were assisted by the other In
dian, Pete Matthews, who, after they
committed the decd, tried TO butt his
brains out against the wall of the cell,
but was secured and ironed by sheriff
Tuttle and several other persons. The
two Indians who hanged themselves
stabbed themselves all over their
bodies before resorting TO hanging.
Francisco Salaln6, an Italian, who
was confined on a charge of burglary,
was stabbed in several places, and the
county physician does not expect him
to live until morning The other pris-
oner, L. II. Turk. awaiting the action
of the grand jury on a charge of rape,
was stabbed aud pounded over the
head with chairs in the hands Of the
Indians. He regained consciousness
late this afternoon, and only rcmem-
bers that the Indians attacked him
with knives. after which he became
unconscious. The doctor says he viii
recover with proper care.
The Indians who did the work tried
to starve themselves to death several
/ months ago. ana altef tllal feiilarhed
that they would not live to be tried
for horse stealing. During the term ol
court which eonvenes Monday, the
2sth, they had on their war paint, ant
no doubt the assault was prcmeditated
The prisoners appeared jolly ant
contented last evening when the JAM
tor made his rounds. They wert
srowed too much liberty, neither o
TIE cells being locked, only the outsid
door Of the cage. They had access t.
all the cells, aud the Indians waite'
until they thought the white prisoner
slept the soundest.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
Fruit GrOWlng.
[Natchez Democrat

The fruit and vegetable growers
moeting to take place at the Court
House next Tuesday evening, at half
past four O'Clock, should be attended
by all who are interested in the sub
iect Of agriculture and who believe in a
diversiication Of crops. The all cotton
policy Of this section of the country
must be abandoned if We hope to be-
come as prosperous and independent
as we should be, and the only alterna-
tive that is offered is to embark in
truck farming and fruit growing. But
even in this there must be intelligent
and hearty cooperation, and this can
only be brought about by the land
owners meeting and consulting on the
subject. Hence the meeting on Tues
day evening will be of unusal interest
and should be largely attended.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
The Cream of " Cnlchah."

Those who have read Beulah, Vashti,
and the balance of Mrs. Augusta Evans
Wilson's works, will at once recognize
the familiar flow Of jaw-breakers in
the following excerpts which a re-
viewer quotes from her latest work,
q At the Mercy of Tiberius;"
1If civilization be the analogue of
geologic accretion, how tortuous is the
trend and dip of the chronological strata,
how abrupt the overlapping OF the
miths. How many mons divided the
totem eayote from the she wolf Of Ro-
mulus aud RemusY Which is the pri-
mitive and parent flame, the sacred
fire of Pueblo Esttlfas, OF Greek ~
tancum. of Roman Yesta, of Persian
Afish Kudahe
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
story Telling.

I'll know a traiu-dispatcher story that
win lay you all out, put in a CONNER
eial traveller. ri was sitting in the
office Of the Dixon House. In Newton.
la. one afternoon away back in 1873,
swapping stories with several drum
mers, one Of them exclaimed. Hero
comes Blonde, the milliner ?
Naturally thinking there was
pretty woman in the question, we ran
to the window, only to see a young
man 90 across the street carrying a
sample case in each hand. His hair
was as white as snow. There's a curl
Gus case said shoe man from Chica-
20. Hes one of the incest fellows in
the world, but he is sensitive about his
hair. We called him Blonde until he
told me how his misfortune overlook
him. He was 4 train dispatcher ON
the Chicago and Alton road and had
sent an order for passenger train TO
meet the Presidents special at a ccr-
tain place and then ordered the special
by the meeting point. Both trains had
been reported as having left their re-
spective stations five minutes, when he
picked up his order book and saw his
mistake. There was no way to stop
them. lie sat in his chair paralyzed,
as he expressed ii. Fourteen carloads
of passengers and a special of an engine
and two cars loaded with directors of
the road. with their friends and ladies,
were rushing at each other at the rate
of thirty-tive miles an hour. II was
sure death for at least half Of the
passengers, and total humiliation for
the special train. As he sat there he
could see the trains approach each
other, for he knew every foot Of the
road; knew exactly where each train
was, now rounding a curve, again cross
ing bridge, until in his minds eye he
saw the trains meet in deep cut. lie
saw the two engines crash into each
other Ike loyiathans of the rail, tele
scoping both trains and piling up the
wrecked ears upon each other in an
indcscribable heap. lie heard the
shrieks aud groans of the wounded
and saw the manglcd forms Of some
body's beloved ones, until the horrible
scene became almost too much for hi
reason. lie tried to rise from his chair
but he could not. His blood turnet
hot and cold, aud then he felt priclSl.
sensation at the roots of his hair. VI
was struggling out of his chair to get
drink of water TO reliye his faintnes
when he heard his call on the sounde
Mechanically he opened the circuit an
responded. The operator at the st'
, ton to which he sent the order to tn
, special. then informed him that I'll
special had returned on account of NJ
having weter enough to carry them I
7 the next tank.
"Blondie replied: o. X; hold the
! for orders and then tainted away.
| "When he recovered there were SCI
/ eal conductors and brakemen abol
} him who heard him fall from his ehai
3 He noticed a queer look on their face
p and asked why they looked so strang
ly One of brakemen took pocI
| ct mirror and held it before Blondi
, lie saw that his hair had turned
z white as snow. lie resigned aud net
| er sent another train order.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
Senator JacksOn's Bloody Duel.

Senator James jackson of Georgia
fought bloody duel before he came
to Washington. lie was an English
man by birth, but he came to Savan-
nah when lad, studied law, was a
leading Freemason, and fought gallant
ly in the Revolutionary war. He Kill
ed Lieutenant Governor Wells in 1880
in duel and was engaged in several
other "afairs of honor" until he finally
determined to accept challenge on
such terms as would make it his last
duel. So be prescribed, as the terms,
that each party, armed with double
barrelled gun, loaded with buckshot,
and with hunting knife, should row
himselfin skifl to designated points
on opposite sides of the savannah river
When the city clock struck twelve each
party should start and row his skiif to
a small island in the middle of the riv-
err which was wooded and covered with
mderbrush. On arriving at the island
each party was to moor his skiil, stand
by it for ten minutes, and then go
about on the island until the meeting
took place.
The seconds waited ON the mainland,
until after / o'clock, when they heard
three gun shots and loud and angry
cries. Then all was still. AT daylight
as had been agreed upon, the seconds
went 10 the island and found jackson
lying on the ground, insensible from
the loss of blood, and his antagonist
| lying across him dead. Jaskson recov-
cred. but would never relate his expe-
rience on that night, nor was he ever
challenged again. IIe died in Wash
idgtou while serving his second term
as United States Senator, March 10Th
ls06.-psn PerleysPooer's Letter
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
A Crazy Chinaman on u Train.

Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. 26.-There
was an exciting time on the Denver
and Rio Grande west-bound train to-
day. A Chinaman named lie Shung
locked himself in u closet thirty miles
east of Grand junction, Colorado, and
refused to come out. When the crew
changed at Grand junction the retir-
lug conductor notified the incoming
conductor. John Corlisk, of the Chi
naman's presence.
Thirty miles west of Grand juno
ton brakeman Canning got on box
and broke in the transom to get the
Chinaman out. Suddenly the dool
opened and lie shung sprang out witt
knife in his hand and made lung
al the brakeman, narrowly missing
ripping him up. Canning ran to th'
next car. Shaug then run muck
terrorizing the thirty passengers in tn
car, and made pass with his knife a
a woman, hut missed Then he struel
at George Heekbridgc, laying opel
his stomach.
BY this time all in the car were will
VI.
with terror Canning came in with
revolver and shot the Chinaman thre
times, killing him almost instantly.
The train arrived here this eyenin
with the Chinaman, who is suppose
to be a maniac. Heckbridge was tt
ken to the hospital and will die befoi
morning.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
Six Prisoners Escaped from Jail.


Special to Times-DemOcrat.
Lake Providence, Nov. 26,-All the
prisoners, six in number, confined in
the parish jail at this place. made their
escape at 7 o'clock Thursday evening
and have not been recaptured. They
were confined in iron cages, and were
awaiting trial at the January term
next. How they effected their escape
has moi been definitely ascertained.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03

An excursion of crows went up on
the T.. n, o. & T. road to some church
hurrah in Memphis last Sunday morn
inr Some white folks also took adj
vantage of the cheap rates and sand
wiehed themselves in for the trip. The
weather. however, was bad, and shut
off all Sightseeing in the city u blew
and snew the whole day through,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
II is understood that a petition is in

II is understood that petition is in
existence and Is seeking signers
throughout the city, protesting against
the construction of dyke IN connec-
ton with the plan lately adopted by
the United States engineers for the
Improvement Of our harbor At last
accounts this document had very few
signatures. The plan adopted by the
engineers has the sanction Of the gov
ernment, and it would be suicidal to
break it down. 1t is also satisfactory
to the great majority of the people.
Moreover, il is sufficiently apparent to
every thinking person that its adoption
was secured with difficulty and that its
abandonment will leave our harbors
condition almost hopeless of remedy.
-vicksburg Evening Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
lie Mixed the Tokens Up.


In four ont of every five watches
brought us to be regulated. repaired
or cleaned we find some token. Some
times it is a bit of ribbon or lock of
hair, or a rose petal But oftener it is
four-leaved clover. The four-leaf
clover is love token always. Itisby
the maiden fair given to her loyerwho
tenderly slows il away in the back of
his watch case and forgcts an about it.
When his watch goes wrong he takes
it to a jcWeler and doesn't think ofthe
relic it contains. Ii is difficult always
TO keep things straight, and once in
while We mix them up.
One fellow came In a short time ago
and registered a kick. lite took out of
his watch a tiny bit Of blonde hair,
tied with piece of pink ribbon, and
told me in good, round terms, that it
had got him into trouble. Il brought
my watch here couple Of weeks ago
to be regulated, and forgot to take out
four-leaf clover | had in the back of
it. didn't think any more about it
till last night, when my gtrl looked in
the back case 70 see if the clover was
still there. When She found this lock
of blonde hair she fixed me with cold,
glittering glance, and offered me back
my ring. Iput in the next hour try
ing to explain that | didn't know any
thing about that internal blonde hair,
and didn't meet with llatteriug sue
cess. Now, if you don't hunt up that
clover I'll make more trouble in your
old store than deputy sheriff. And
you've got to give me sworn state
meut that you put this blonde hair in
my watch, or I'll prosecute you for
malicious mischief. You hear me +"
Well foresow trouble in the air,
but took the yellow hair aud pink rib
bon and laid il away, and in a day or
two middle-agcd man came in with
wrath all over his face. "What in
thunder do you mean by disrupting n
mans family peaee2' he began as he
pulled out his watch, and took a four
leaf clover out of the back case. "Dc
you want to break up loving house.
hold and get me into the divorce court
left my watch here with lock o.
my wife's hair in ii, and last night sh'
found this mcasly four-leaf clover il
place of il. I've carried that bit o
hair ever since we were engaged, an,
if don't get il back you'd better NOV
to some other town. What do yot
mean anyway | never picked four
leaf clover in my life, nor did my wifi,
either. wouldn't 60 through the ROY
f | had last night again for your Who'll
store. Now, you hustle and get m
back my own keepsake"
Iprodueed IL and explained how
occurred, and his brow cleared. "NoN
, | think Of it," he said, as he started {
, go, "just you write me letter and te
how this happened, and sign it an
! seal ii for all your worth. Wome
I never believe a man unless he lies
'em, and | want something to save m
r further trouble ] did so, and he d,
: parted with his mind at rcst.'
The other young man came aroun
in a day or two and said he desired {
! make his regular Thursday evenin
f call and wanted his four-leaf clover an
the accompanying affidavit lie gc
| a l.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
Fsalt Culture 10 the Front.
LRINmlnI EaLaLtal

The horticultural boom was lively
last week. in Raymond. invoices of
fruit trees having arrived and been
distributed from the Pomona Nurse
ries, of North Carolina. and those of
L. Hudson * Sons. near Terry. We
cannot say how many trees have been
delivered here, and how many are eX-
pected, but the number is well up in
the thousands. The proprietors Of
these trees, ffthey win only cultivate
them even half as much each year as
they would a cotton crop, win be sur
prised to find in how short time they
win come in bearing, and yield a hand
some income. II seems but yesterday
since the fine orchard of Capt. j. L.
Eggleston. of eleven hundred trees,
was planted, and they are now large
enough to average something over a
box apiece next season, provided il be
moderately favorable, All the various
orchards, planted near here this month
may be reasonably expected to do
equally as well, SO that in the summer
of 1890, and onwards there viii be a
demand for an entire car day to car
ry OIL the fine fruit of Raymond. We
say fine fruit adyisedly, for there is
not doubt as to the remarkable adap-
liability of the soil in this neighbor-
hood for the production of exception
ally fine fruit. In our peaches espe-
eially, there is Il flavor that is peculiar
and unequalled Intelligent people
who have moved from Raymond to
Copiah county have remembered the
superiority of the Raymond fruit. The
Dabncy peach in It's highest per-
fiction, originated here. That most
highly priced of all peaches attained
its greatest excellence only at home
Speaking Of the "Dabney' peach re
minds MS that another remarkably iin'
variety originated here recently from
an accidental Seeding in the orchard 0
the proprietor of this paper. The secrc
tary of llalke's Nursery company, o
Dayton, Ohio, wrote that the bud
from such tree would be worth to
Nursery man $500, payable in Nurser
stock.
What we have said above the excel
ence of our soil, etc, for fruit cultur
is not meant as boast over other loca
tiles, but merely to remind our peopl
Of the great advantages nature hi
/ placed in their hands, and TO url
, them to push right on in the goc
. work they have begun, and then Il
| day is not far distant when Raymon
shall become bustling little mart
commerce, even in the dog-days her
2 tofore so stagnant and unproiitabl
! and her name become u honseho
} word in the fruit markets of all Il
great commercial conters of the Unio
81 viii starve while waiting for II
orchard to grow.7 That was what
: worthy young man was heard to 81
I on our streets few days ago. |
: forgot that while waiting for the fri
:, of the orchard he would not have
: wait for the tomato, the bean, the ra
r ish, or the cucumber near as long
= he must wait for the open cotton bo
$ The vegetables can all be cultivated
= the young orchards greatly to the a
vantage Of the latter.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03

Ifal .,........ ..s.ss.. ~.
| 4 payers are further notified that
unpaid
ION the 18th of December
/ delinquent, and additional costs
images accrue upon same.
JNO. IL. MOORE.
II 1887 Tax Collector.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03

Young man, plant Pecan grove.
In few years It will be a fortune al
most without labor or expense.
Oct29-Jm.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
NJ ESTATE AGENT
AND
OFFICE.

- furnished and situations secured
.or,,rs and servants.
jsi at, ,ention TO renting houses
lection OF rents.
x paid ON city and county prop
nd statements furnished.
on oonsignments solicited: win
mptly and faithfully attended TO-
produce at 2 IL per cent COM
n. All orders for goods promptly
: in p. Quinn's shoe store on Main
.8tf JNO. NJ. LEE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03

y from transient customers, yer-
rritten. for job work, advertising.
'erlntion. must be accompanied by
N Accounts of regular eusto-
as and presented the lst of each
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03

4There's plenty of room at the top
the champagne remarked when It ileW
to the dudes head
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-03
,tioa to Tax Payers.

,sv psyers of Greenville are here
Ii6ed that municipal taxes OF the
I'M 1851 are now due and payable
'eeiee in Greenville. The follow
n statement of said taxes on the
,.ahuation ofnrODerty.
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Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-01-08
V2nCement.
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Is controlled, edited and pubGs III
ladies owns its type. printing ni
and press, and carries O. a JOB pr
ING office.
It's object is to forward the int Ell
womanhood in the South, to cal
the best talent, to aid the highest
lectual, moral and physical wei
while presenting pleasing pictur Is
llgious, domestic and social life.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-30

weeks and have returned thirty-seven
bills OF indictment-seVen felony cases
and thirty misdemeanor cases.
The court has been able to transact but
little business; litigants and witnesses
are so scattered and demoralized over the
drouth that it is almost impracticable to
hold court; however, the drouth has been
broken, as we had pretty good rain on
the 18th inst, which was a God-send to
the country, and has opened new hope
and life IN the people and put the crops
and grass to growing. However, more
rain is needed even now, and it will take
a great deal of rain to make good crops
this year, as it has been dry so long.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-30
Woman CriminaIly Assaulted.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
CLEBURNB, TEX, April 28.-Informa
ton has reached here that a negro made q
brutal assault upon Mrs. PeytOn Southall,
who lives three miles south Of town, on
yesterday. AS Mrs. Southall was return
ing to her house, after having gone into
the yard, she was violently seized by.
negro man. Fer screams brought her
little boy to the place, and he was told to
go after her husband, who was in the
field blowing. This caused the negro to
leave without accomplishing his flendish
purpose. The neighborhood was aroused.
The Sheriff is after the rascal, whose
name is unknown. The latest information
is that the negro was seen near
Blum on yesterday evening. Several par
ties besides the sheriff were in pursuit.
The man over whom the train ran near
Alvsrado few days ago, was brought in
on the train this morning, and Is at the
Baird house under the treatment of DR..
Wagby.